Server Saved Files

Getting Started

To start off, you will need to gain control to the server using FTP Access, unless specified otherwise in the instructions. All of the files that you need will be detailed out as well as what they are used for.

ARK: Survival Evolved (PC)

The files for ARK are located in the /ShooterGame/Saved directory. The primary save files are found in /ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArkXXXXX/ (where XXXXX is your game server ID). The files you want to copy are as follows:

*.arkprofile

These are the individual character profiles that contain data such as level, engrams learned, stats, and items.

*.arktribe

This is the information for each ARK tribe.

MapName.ark (TheIsland.ark, Ragnarok.ark, Aberration_P.ark, etc.)

This is the main map file that contains the map, structures, and tamed dino data.

You will also see files with that start with MapName.ark, such as Ragnarok.ark, that show something like this: Ragnarok_26.03.2019_17.05.57.ark. This is a backup fo teh ARK map, taken with a timestamp reflecting the UTC time zone. In the aforementioned file name, a backup was taken on March 26th, 2019 at 5:05:57 PM (17:05:57). We recommend copying down 2-3 of these files for safe keeping in the event of data corruption.

ARK: Survival Evolved (PS4)

Unfortunately, due to restrictions placed by Sony, access to the server files and saved game data for PS4 servers are strictly prohibited.

Atlas

For Atlas, there are multiple files that need to be copied down. The file structure is very similar to both ARK and Dark and Light.

/redis_atlasdb.rdb

This file contains all of player and company data.

/ShooterGame/ServerGrid.json

This is the layout information for the server's grid and island data. Excluding this file will cause your map to be reverted to a default.

/ShooterGame/ServerGrid (contents of map tiles folder)

This folder contains the map images that you see when holding up your map and compass in game. Not including these files may have the map blank when you view it.

/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/Game.ini

Similar to ARK and DNL, this contains configuration data such as leveling, attribute, etc. data.

/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini

Like ARK and DNL, this file contains other server variables not found in Game.ini.

/ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks/ocean.atlas

This is the main world file for Atlas and contains world data, buildings, and tamed animals.

Conan Exiles

Saved data for Conan Exiles servers can be found in the /ConanSandbox/Saved folder.

game.db

This is the saved data for all of the server, including characters, world, and building data.

game_backup_X.db where X is a number.

These files are named with the most recent update being the smallest number. We would recommend downloading game_backup_1.db, game_backup_5.db, and game_backup.10.db, just in case there are corruption issues with the most recent data. Overtime, the backups will be overwritten with new backups.

Rust

Server data for Rust is wiped out on the first Thursday of every month. However, backup data can be copied down for safe keeping. There is a small breakdown in the "server" folder, which will be highlighted below.

/server

This contains all of the saved data for the server, including world and player blueprints. All world data are files with the *.sav format.

/server/experimental/player.blueprints.3.db

This is the file that contains all of the learned blueprints. If you want to wipe out your server data, but keep your blueprints, download this file.

/userdata

This main folder, and all subsequent ones inside, contain the player data excluding blueprints. If you want users to start over, but retain all blueprints, then ignore this folder.

7 Days to Die

For 7D2D, you will want to copy both the serverconfig.xml file, as well as the entire /Saves folder found at the top directory.

/serverconfig.xml

This contains all of the settings for the server, from blood moon frequency, server seed and map size (important for the save folder), and other various settings. To use the same saved game data, copy this file down, otherwise a new randomly generated world may be created and you will lose progress.

NOTE: If using the Navezgane map, saved data will not be lost when excluding the serverconfig.xml file.

/Saves

Depending upon if you are using the default Navezgane or a randomly generated world, the folder names in this folder will vary. The serveradmin.xml file contains a list of all players who are allowed to have admin / creative privileges, as well as which commands they may use.

Ylands

Coming soon!